Menonday Art Vibe; Impact

Last Thursday, I told you of the pop-up exhibition we came across on the Mound Plaza, containing a long visual narration of time spent on the front lines in Ukraine. In that post, I left a link to the JustGiving page, which is aiming for the £10,000 needed to purchase an animal transport vehicle. You can read more about the Pickups for Peace initiative at this link. Scroll down a little to see the info about that vehicle, and you can also donate from there if you are so moved.

Here is the info provided at the open-air photo show, and four of the shots that struck home. This is Art Vibe; aside from the subject, the skill of the photographer, Oleg Petrasiuk, is undeniable. I have deliberately offset the angle of shooting my own photos to contrast his work with the comparable safety that is Edinburgh... the last one, though, deserved full focus. For all its horror, it is truly beautiful.

MenoSundays; Life Lived Lovingly

Menokreatikkul; Saturday Stitches

The next little project using up the Stylecraft budget yarn I brought with me in The Grey is, yes, another beanie and scarflet. I'm a bit predictable, eh?

This one was destined to be part of Mac1's Christmas gift. I had a notion to create a 'topknot' design. For this, it was another straight knit, but at the crown end of the fabric, rather than knitting the stitches, they are woven.

That is done by weaving the working yarn forward and backwards between each slipped stitch, but every fourth row gets knitted (or purled). Once seamed up, a single crochet chain cord was made, threaded around the base of the woven part, and ruched; this is the result...

You are forgiven for thinking it would make a fine teapot cosy! This was followed up with a simple triangular bandana scarf of the type that is currently rather popular. Now, the recipient models the articles...